New Serial Storv c/ IN THE SHADOW OF SHAME By Fitzgerald Molloy Copyright by E- Fitzgerald Moii'.y. CHAPTER I. Valerius Galbraith stood by one of the open windows in the drawing room of an old-fashioned red brick house in Hexton road, St. John's Wood, sur rounded In its own grounds and rcened from t'.ie thoroughfare by a high, bulging ivy-topped wall. Rather above the middle size and slight in figure, well made and grace ful in his movements, lie was a man whose presence gave the impression of elegance and distinction. His fair and rather llorid complexion, wavy auburn hair, broad forehead, prominent blue eyes, bis chin, and long, liglit mustache gave him claims to be considered decid edly handsome. 1 bough close upon forty years he Scarcely looked thirty, so free was hi< f.ice from lines or wrinkles, so perceptible the desire for pleasure his face betrayed, so bright his outlook upon life. The graver cares and deeper sorrows of existence, if ever known to him, bad left 110 trace behind. His freshness of spirit and mental youthfulncss were con tagious. Independent if not wealthy, lord of 0 kiNdi without ties or responsibilities, he had traveled through every country of Europe, obtaining the experiences, realizing the pleasures which foreign scenes afforded. And now on the eve of a journey to the hast— the land of color, luxury and romance, which had ever possessed a fascination fur his impressionable tem perament—he hnrl come to say farewell to the friend and companion of his boy hood, to her whom lie had loved, whom now lie loved, who with her daughter were his sole relatives. As he gazed absently across the gar den with its great plots and its flower beds crowded with early chrysanthe mums, he thought of his past—that idle, profitless, pleasant past, which might yet i j I /'&" i ill / ,% - % ; jr 11 I 11 ** m. 11 ♦• Sonil l»u a wor«l ami 1 w ill coiuo to you, whcruver I may be changed, if but the light and guid ance of the woman he loved were his. But that he dared not hope, would ever be, no matter how he longed. And suddenly through h's day dream came the sound of the soft rustle of a dress, and he turned quickly to meet his hostess as she entered with a smiling face and outstretched hands. "Will you forgive me?" .she said, and her gentle voice seemed to soothe the troubled current of his mind. "Certainly; I know 1 am unfasliion ably punctual," he replied. "I hope you don't say that in re proach," remarked Olive Dumbarton archly. "One doesn't stand on ceremony with relatives. The fact is, I have been so busy correcting proofsheets that 1 had no idea it was so late until Veronica came to call me." "Proofs of your new novel, I suppose? ' he said. "Yes. I have almost finished them. "I congratulate you." "Ah, if you only knew how tiresome and stupid the book seems! I tremble when I think what the critics will say." "You have no cause to fear. But you are overwrought, for, as _ usual, 1 dare say you have been working too hard." "That's what Dr. Quavc, my friend and neighbor, says, but then my work is the one thing in the world which gives me pleasure, and,'" she added sadly, "with the exception of Veronica, the only object for which I live." Her daughter, a girl of seventeen, en tered the room. "You grow bigger every time I see you," said Valerius, when by an effort he had recovered himself and had shaken hands with the girl. "And more like mother?" she queried. | "Yes," he answered, rather from a de- j sire to please her than from a sense of conviction. "The fact is, Olive, he added, "you will have to present her as your sister, for no one will believe she is your daughter." "1 prefer being her daughter, re marked Veronica, laughingly. Then, a servant appearing at the door, Mrs. Dumbarton said: "Take me into dinner, Valerius" "And I will bring up the rear," added Veronica, merrily. Fhc dining-room WAS lighted by clus tcrs of '.Mild!' s 111 sconce of silver, and by ■' single central lamp whose vermilion shade flung a ro,y radiance on the table. And when will your novel he pub lished r' .v.ked Cialbraith as the sottp was ie moved. Next month : autumn i the best time for publication.*' "'I lie same publisher?" "Yes; George Bostock." "Vou trust him?" "Implicitly. Whj do you ask?" she queried wonderingly. I can scarcely .-eiv. One hears so much about publishers nowadays. Js there lint a society especially organized for keeping then in order? Of course, there are publishers and publishers, as > )U have foiu: 1 out. Now, 1 don't know George Bostock " "But 1 do,' she replied warmly. "He is a gentli • n, a man of honor, and " I am vry glad, Galbraith replied, fearful th tic hid displeased her. "I merely ill uhi oi him in . nnection with your inl-.'resi . you know."' \ ;i; ' _< 1 ,; I te -afc in his hands." "Thai' -factory. You have made a big hit fp'in tlic first, For my part, I don't know which J like best—your short stories or your long novel*— but, at all events, 1 feel <|uite proud of my dis tinguished cousin." When I sec mother's photographs in the shop window's, and hrr books on the railway stalls, I feel that all the world must know us,' remarked Veronica, with an air of sati: 112 iction. "And yet 1 probably never should liavr written if nece iiy had not compelled me," the authoress said, gravely. "What a lucky necessity!" Galbraith answered. A sudden silence f'-ll upon the table Mrs Dun lar'on lxiwed. her heail. Va leritis, conscious that he had made an inappropriate remark, became confused while Veronica looked from one to th other inquiringly. "My sole reason for referring lo til necessity for work," the authoress rc marked, "war to point a moral, which is ".Ve never know what we can do unti we try.' Now. apply that moral to your self, Valerius." "It's too late." "How do you know?" Olive Dumbar ton persisted, her low, gentle voice ful of earnestness. "You have talent, thougl in what direction it lies I can't say. Yoi have seen the world. You have ric! stores of experience. There are your ma teriais—begin to use them; make a carcei for yourself." "At my age?" "Now is the time when your gifts ari ripe. Do something which will advanci yourself; or, better still, which will helj your fellowmen. That way lies happi 11 ess." "i \.as born lazy." "No; but yoa were spoilt by having from the first more money than yov needed." "You are wrong. It was not thai which spoiled me," he answered, a mean ing which she could not mistake under lying his words. And once more a silence fell upon tht table, while Galbraith emptied his glass and a faint color crept into Olive Dum barton's face. Presently she arose, saying: "Would you not rather smoke youi cigarette with us in the drawing-room than sit here alone?" "Very much," he responded quietly and he arose likewise. There was something of regret and self-reproach in his voice which she un derstood and appreciated. The low roofed, yellow-walled drawing room was half in shadow as they entered, and both felt glad of the repose it lent. A glow of firelight flickered on (he painted tiles of the hearth beside which they seated themselves, Mrs. Dumbarton with an air of languor. , Iler figure was rather tall and some what thin, but without angularity, and with a grace of movement that was a I charm in itself. Ifer face, more long j :!;;.n oval, \\ > lighted by large, gray- blue eyes, thoughtful almost to gravity, intelligent, inquiring, trustful, and so clear that one seemed to look through litem into a soul troubled by many doubts and stirred In many longings— truthful, aspiring, honest and pure, dread ing no scrutiny, harboring n<> evil, desir ing btu good, i lie thirl; masses of hair brushed from her wide forehead were lightly streaked with gray above the temples. iUrs. Dumbarton declined the coffee when served. "1 dare not drink it after four o'clock or I should be stretched upon a rack," she explained. "Of thought?" he suggested, raising his eyes to hers. "Yes, I sleep badly." "I felt sure you were unwell. You have worked too hard." "1 am always like this when I have come to the end of a book; writing is such a strain upon the nerves." "1 have seldom seen you look so ill," he remarked gravely. "l'or the past week 1 have been ter ribly depressed without apparent cause. I lie very silence of the house weighed upon The atmosphere loomed full of tragedies; it seemed as if something dreadful might happen at any moment or every hour." "Overwrought nerves. I wish you were coming with me to F.gypt. Think of it. 111 put oil mv journey to suit your convenience: it will do you all the good in the world. Come." "Impossible. Next month Veronica and I may run over to Paris, of which I am so fond." Change," he urged earnestly. "How delightful. We should see the pyr; mids and camels and the desert," said Veronica, her face brightening. " There are many reasons why I can not leave home at present," replied the authoress. "Perhaps next year " "Better come now," interrupted Valer ius. "Who knows what may happen be tween this and next year?" "Who knows?" she repeated, absently. "Do coinq." "I cannot. And now, Veronica, your hour has struck/' said Mrs. Dumbarton, looking at the clock. The girl rose without a murmur. "Good-night, mother, dear," she said. "Good-night, my darling, and may God bless you." "It will be good-night and good-by to me," said Galbraith, as. bending down, he kissed the girl's forehead. "lo think," said Mrs. Dumbarton, as the door closed upon her daughter, "that she is just seventeen, the age at which 1 was married. It was wrong to sanc tion such a marriage; what was I but a child who d:d not know mv own mind ?" "Rut nothing would dissuade you from marrying him. Surely you cannot forget how I tried—how your mother " "Yes, I know," she replied, with a movement of impatience, "and how I have suffered for my obstinacy. The punishment, seems out of proportion to the fault At times I grow rebellious at my fate." "Where is he now?" rtamk.,. 1 bJ „ , a ffp. but he hasi terdav." "" "Regging?" "Demanding." "And you?" Valerius said, anxiously. "I made no reply." "Olive," said Galbraith, in a low, ear nest voice, "it is not yet too late. Take the advice of your friend, of your only relative. Divorce this scoundrel who has ruined your life." A half-stifled sob, more piteous than a i cry, was her only response. "He has squandered your fortune in vice," continued Valerius, excitedly. "He has well-nigh starved you and your child; he has heaped insult and injury upon j you, and then deserted you—divorce him 1" "No," she answered, in a voice strained from her struggle with emotion "You know my ideas on the subject are old fashioned. lie is the father of my child, and if only for her sake I could not make his infamy public. 1 dare not state what I have suffered. I shrink from j holding up my wrongs to the view of a curious, morbid and mocking public.'' "The matter would be forgotten in a month." "I, whom it most concerned, could never forget. Resides, T see no advan tage to be gained. T have bought his consent to a legal separation, so that he cannot harm me any more." "Is there no other reason for you to desire a divorce?" Galbraith asked in a still graver voice that trembled in antici pation of her reply. "None," she answered, without hesi tation. Valerius quivered as if he had received a blow; and then, after a scc6nd's sil ence, he half reluctantly rose to take his leave. She stood up likewise, and for a second he looked into her eyes, freighted with pain patiently borne. Then with an air of despondency he turned from her. "You will let me hear from you now and then?" she said, understanding his feelings and wishing to soothe him in the hour of their parting. "Of course. I will write regularly. And if ever you need me, Olive, send but a word and I will come to you, wherever I may be. Remember." "Thank you, thank you. Valerius," she replied warmly as she held out her hand. "Good-by, and a pleasant journey. Good-by." "Good-by," he answered, in a voice full of regret, and then, acting on a sud den impulse, he cried out: "Olive, I love you now as ever, if only—— u "Stop, stop," she said hurriedly, as she drew back. "I cannot leave you without telling you this. Can nothing change you?" "Nothing," she replied, striving to calm herself. "Let us part in peace as old friends, good comrades and cousins." 11 r words, manner and example en abled him to control himself. "Forgive me. Good-by. Good-by once more," he said sadly, as he left the room. She heard hi- footsteps go down the gravel*path; and the garden door closer behind him. Then she sat down witV a weary air and gazed into the fire mus ingly. The world seemed to her mor< lonely than before. (To b. continued.) PICTORIAL MAGAZINE AND COMIC SECTION Sidelights on the fox and Stork Story. "Ynu were speaking about those old dinners that the fox and >tork nave to each other," .said the Rattlesnake, as he uncoiled himself slowly and readjusted his thirteenth rattle. "\es, I was there." "You there?" said the Mud Turtle. on arc not mentioned in the Fable." No? Well, the author was not ail acute observer. I was there in an official capacity. Io be sure, I did not receive an invit .iion on monogram paper, and I didn't sit ill the parlor. 1 was the dinner gong." Dinner gong! Do 1 quite understand you?" said the Mud Turtle, politely. es, 1 rattled my tail when dinner was ready, l.ucky 1 was there, too. I saved them from indigestion at their own spreads." "How was that?" "Well, you see, I was onto the game, so to speak. Ihe day before Mr. Fox gave his party I strolled in and saw how the land lay. lie had a mighty fine menu —turtle soup it was, if 1 remember rightly." Ihe Mud I urtle shuddered as if some one were passing over his grave. Don tbe alarmed. I hey don't make soup of mud turtle," said the Rattle snake reassuringly. "As I was saying, Mr. Fox had turtle soup, and it was of a flavor! Jle was the whole day before THOMAS W. LAWSON Says: " Copper stocks offer the biggest opportunity for money making in the world today " The world's greatest financiers have seen the possibilities of Copper; they are pouring their millions into Copper stocks; they are piling up their dollars mountain high with dividends from Copper .stocks: gold mines no longer interest them; the cry Is-"Copper!" Copper is the Safest=the Most Profitable=the Most Permanent Investment in the World Today Copper is a Safe Investment • Copper is a Permanent investment Copper is a Profitable Investment The uses of Copper are extending every year. The No man can tell how long a good Copper mine will One copper mine that cost $1,200000 paid in one demand is far ahead of the supply. All the present last, because no man has ever seen one exhausted, year ten million dollars in dividends, while four of the production of Copper in the world cannot supply the Th? Rio Tinto mines in Spain have been worked for largest Western trunk line railroads, with 17 000 miles demands of electricity alone. All scientists agree that over two thousand years, and last year they were the of track, paid only $9,750,000 dividends. Thirty-two of we are just beginning to learn the uses of electricity. third largest producer in the world. The Mansfield the leading Copper mines in this country on a paid-in As these uses multiply, so will the demands for Cop- mines in Germany have been worked for seven hun- capital of $92,000,000, have paid over $230,000,000 in per increase. The price is steadily going up. In the dred years, and last year they were the sixth largest dividends, while no railroad in the United States has last few years it has risen from lie to 19c a pound. producer. Copper was discovered in this country in ever paid bad: its original cost. 1845, pnd in the Lake Superior district the levels are a T < c . ,r- ... .... Thomas W. Lawson says: "A good Conner mine mile below the 1.-tke vti. last- year they produced more -teel 1 rust, with a capitalization of $1,400,- is really a safe-deposit vault of stored up dividends copper than ever h-fore ir* t l lcir histor >': The famous eanicti on/ y $74,000,000 proht last yc-ar u-hi»h v, ,1 , . ■ 1 112 r\ , » 1 • » t-W increasing its production. Of the seven largest dividcnd-payingr mines in tb \Wllcll cannot be stolen or destroyed by fire, ilood or Anaconda nunc s stead j, turning out more and United States to-day, six are Copper mines, famine. The United Verde in Arii No real Copper mine in No wonder the shrewd investors are hunting more Copper eve*** ' exhausted. good Copper stocks! " THE COPPER MINE IS THE MINE OF TO-DAY. this country has yet bci \ Investment in Copper Stocks .O.^rsthe 2.9?.Y«. r J} ment We have 230 »cre» with Copper ore sticking out on every claim, and a 10 foot shaft has 1 i a v g- P ' baen sunk on Copper lodes on each claim. L P»II(0TT JF ROMT All this shows the presence of an enormous yv ""a mw« Copper deposit. In short, beyond the posslbll. v Ity of doubt, there Is Copper ore on the Com \««i» j 112i 1 ' eou*Tj« Mmr patty's land sufficient to keep an enormous X VACE« RYTZIITLUI COP»« » plant running for generations to come. Wo do Q , \ ' to MI« not believe there In any such showing of Cop . Q / YA6CH COPPS.* t Q per as this property and this district exhibit \y I \y tmvnhcre else on the American continent. O KOM»OLT \ ■y The great l ulled Verde, the mine of Senator Y, \ ,£/ Clark, Is some 84 miles North of UB and In tho > same range; Its main workings consist of only * [ m<.6M»rox M. Unless every geological sign falls, within two / Y M ' wt fc. years, with ample capital, we should be mln / I vjt Ing ore enough to supply n 0000 ton concen i3c«ow« hw.wni I tretor for generations. I cow»Mi«t 0 Ml "' e )i avß | m j assays from four of these I I II L. ..—l ledges, with the following results of pure copper: 14 110 per cent, 17" 10 l*)r cent, 23 7-10 per cent, 30 6-10 per cent. These were selected samples, ami we are frank to say that no sucli ore exists in the deep workings of copper mines. On the prop erty adjoining, however, on a vein which is traceable in ours, at a depth of 97 feet, ore was taken out which cannot be distinguished from the ore at the 400 and 500 feet levels in the United Verde Copper mine, which runs 6 per cent in Copper. This is above the average <,! tlie ore of the world's greatest producers, the famous Anaconda producing ore which averages only a little over .1 per cent. Three hundred tons daily of G per cent ore OUIt riIOPKKTV IS I AVOKAHLY LO CATKI> IN Til K II KAItT OF A GREAT COrriOK DISTRICT The Consolidated Copper Creek Mining Company's property is located in Yavapai County, fifty miles Southwest ot Prescott and twenty-four miles South of Jerome, Arizona, and in the same range with the great United Verde mine, which pays $20,000,000 in divi dends yearly to its stockholders. The Crown King Mine, a great producer, just West, has produced hundreds of thousands of dollars. The Kichenbar, which pays good dividends, is near us. North, South and West of our property are located mines of unlimited value, as well as the smelter plants to handle their output. At Humboldt and Mayer are located three Independent smelters, with a capacity to handle the entire output of the district. Cordes, our railroad station, is but 20 miles west of us, and it is from that point, when connected by the completion of a good wagon road, we will deliver our output and receive freight. J. H. MORELAND Astsyer.by appointment, to the U. S. Sarvoyor of Oustoms Ctriifutit o' for. Coi>. Copji«r Creek Mining Co. •» L ,J ( . V* I u 'l" IX CW> I'M ina IIU«> «. »"" »'"t m. « »"■< *■ 2 Copper King 0.04 6.0 14.4 $ 55.91 8 » " ' Copper Queen trace 13.1 85.3 2 9 >< Q.Qgl 1.6 07.71 66.11 lleporl of Government Annayer on Selected Samples of Ore from Property of CoiiHolldated Copper ( reek Mining Company. _____ OUT 111 T THIS COl't'ON AMI M All. TO-U.VV WRITE TO-DAY—OR, BETTER, TELEGRAPH-ORDERING f;- w .iioj^ F .ninci«i^tr" NUMBER OF SHARES YOU DESIRE. PnircnliiiatPfi Pnnnpr Hrppk Minimr Pn ' At the rate subscriptions are coming in the present allotment will not last long. The price will then LOnSOIIOaieQ bCppBF milling 10. , advance, and its rise should be rapid and permanent. No order will be received for less than 200 shares. sei shaken Kuimi.* Kansas city, m». J Should you at any time desire to discontinue payments 011 your stock, the Company will issue a ccrtihcate Dear Sir:—Please send me full particulars concern for the amount you have paid. , „ . . , , 1 12. the Consolidated Copper Creek Mining Co If you wish any further information, fill out the coupon opposite and We will gladly furnish you with eluding Assay Certificates, Samples of Ore, etr I full particulars, assay ccrtilicates, samples of ore, etc. NAME . raSIF l i AddreKS all Comraunlcutions and make all Remittance® I'ayable to I, W. DUMM, Financial Agent, Consolidated Copper Creek fining Co. sp 221 Sliukert Kuihling, KANSAS CITY, niSSOURI ' " JHMKm' preparing it. He caught tlie turtle him self. It was a small one so he pieced it out with chicken. It was flavored with sassafras and snakeroot and wild mustard, and was cooked to a delicious turn. My mouth watered so I could hardly keep myself in proper coil. 1 hung around and helped fetch firewood, and every time he stirred it I had a sur reptitious lick at the spoon. Uncle Fox, he set out the table, and 1 was plan ning one of his cute games. Very soon I perceived that my suspicions were cor rect. There was only one dish—a large one, but shallow to a degree." "Skip that part," said the Mud Turtle. " That's history." "1 skip to the morning of the party. Mr. Stork was to come early; Uncle Fox poured the soup out of the kettle into his one dish; 1 got the scrapings, and they were extremely small. Being only the dinner gong, 1 wasn't considered in the bill of fare. "Pretty soon Mr. Stork arrived, and Uncle Fox met him at the door with a pleasant smile, and they exchanged com pliments and the weather, and talked a little about the coal strike, and its ef fect on the price of firewood. "And all that time I was alone in the dining-room with that delectable turtle soup!" "Can't you call it chicken soup?' viid the Mud Turtle. "There wa chicken in it, too." JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER Says nothing, but put 3 millions of dollars into Amalgamated and other Copper stocks. Price of Slock Now sc. a Share—Par Value SI ySrltSblTworth a dolL a slUreon ih.-'mmtoil of tl,eWorld; nor will it stop there. A good Copper stock will rir and rise till the owners become dizzy; there seems hatdly any limit to its valuation .... . \S OUR SHAFTS GO DOWN, THIS STOCK WILL GO UP 1\ T VALUh \V e therefore, reserve the right to advanc. the prict without notice. If you arc wise, buy stock now and thus secure the benefit of future advances in price. OUR EASY PAYMENT PLAN We have planned for improvements and machinery which will take sometime to complete and install. Therefore, .the money will not be needed all at once; and the Directors, realizing that it W' ll ° e ad vantageous to investors and to the company to sell stock on an e y payment plan, have decided to accept subscriptions 10 per cent down and the balance in nine monthly payments. 112 200 shares will cost you $i down and $i per month for 9 months; estimated value on iooo ton production SISOO. 1000 shares will cost you $5 down and $5 P er . month tor 9 months; estimated value on iooo ton production s7s°°- 2000 shares will cost you sio down and sio per month for 9 months; estimated value on 1000 ton production $15,000. 5000 shares will cost you $25 down and $25 per month for 9 months; estimated value on 1000 ton production $37,5p0-10,000 10,000 shares will cost you SSO down and ss° P er month for 9 months; estimated value on 1000 ton production $75,000. 20,000 shares will cost you SIOO down and SIOO per month for 9 months; estimated value on iooo ton production $150,000. "I can, but it's not so stylish. How ever, for your sake. Well, as I was saying, I was left alone with the tur—l mean chicken soup, and I put it to you, could you have stood it?" "With my knowledge of the contents," began the Mud Turtle, "Well, that didn't bother mc. There was snakcroot in it, too, but that didn't bother me either. I took a little taste. I lien 1 thought, 'Uncle Fox has fixed things so he gets it all. 1 wonder if he really does /' I hen 112 took another taste and after that I took a drink. Then 1 extracted a few morsels of the mr— chicken, and by that time it began to look like ebb-tide in the dish. -So I thought perhaps I had better ring the gong, which I did. I beard Uncle Fox invite Mr. Stork to the table, and I thought it beM to be out of sight, so I crawled off. Uncle Fox looked aston ished when he saw the dish, but he couldn't say anything to me, I being bid in the pantry, lie invited Mr. Stork to part: ke, and began lapping greedily. Of course, Mr. Stork " "Skip that, please." "Well," resumed the Rattlesnake, "Uncle I ox was saved front an illness by my forethought. I thought the affair quite a success. Mr. Stork was most polite, but went home soon after supper, and I heard him down by the creek grumbling away, as he hunted for fish and frogs. H, H. ROGERS Says: " Lawson, we have verified your conclusions as to the value of Copper stocks as an investment." will produce $6,120.00 per day net profit, but our intention is to erect a concentrator of 1,000 tons capacity. Such a plant would produce a daily profit of over $20,000, a yearly profit of over $7,600,000! This will give you dividends on your stock of 1500 per cent on your investment. Think of it!—ISO times your money back in each year! Does this startle you? Our neighbor, Senator Clark, is clearing over $20,- 000,000 each year, working 40 acres, 24 miles away, right on the same range. Dividend paying Copper mining stock sells on the market at about ten times the amount it pays in yearly dividends, This stock, there- I fore, on the above estimate, which you can get to-day at ONLY 5 CENTS A SHARE, shou'd sell on the market at about $7.50 a share —at 150 times what you can buy it for to-day. $lO invested in our mine now would be worth $ 1,500 SSO invested in our mine now would be worth $ 7,600 SIOO invested in our mine now would be worth $ 15.000 $250 invested in our mine now would be worth •$ 37,500 SSOO invented in our mine now would be worth •$ 76,000 SIOOO invested in our mine now would be worth .$150,000 Do these figures startle you? lvead history. SIOO invested in Greene Consolidated in 1901 is now worth $5,700. _ SIOO invested in Suited Verde in 1897 is now worth $30,000. > SIOO invested in Wolverine in 1X93 is now worth $5,000. SIOO invested in Calumet and Pittsburg in 1903 is now worth SSOOO. . SIOO invented in Calumet and Arizona in 190- is now worth SIO,OOO. ARIZONA I.KAIIS THE WOKI.I) IN COPPER MINKS Beyond a doubt, Arizona has underneath her soil larger, richer deposits of Copper than 1 ' Not very many days after, when 1 > was just getting my chicken soup nicely digested, Mr. Stork sent his invitation , to Uncle Fox, and I offered my services as butler. Mr. Stork likes style, and I got the job. J need not tell you that 1 was able to repeat my little ruse. Mr. Stork served frog bisque in a tall vase, which was just as easy for me, being built in this convenient way, you see. Mr. Stork got what was left, while Uncle Fox leaned up against the vase and looked hungry. J did my buttling as quickly as possible and slipped away be fore the party broke up." "After all," said the Mud Turtle, "to be domestic like the Stork is well; to be cunning like the Fox is better; to be harmless as the turtle (dove) is all enough, but the wisdom of the serpent is best of all." A young man had been calling now and then on a young lady, when one night, as he sat in the parlor waiting for her to come down, her mother en tered the room instead, and asked him in a very grave, stern way what his intentions were. He turned very red, and was about to stammer some incoherent reply, when suddenly the young lady called down from the head of the stairs: "Mamma, mamma, that is not the one.'' Philadelphia Ledger. SENATOR CLARK Does not talk but draws $20,000,000 a year in dividends from one Copper mine, the United Verde. any other section of the world. The ancien Spaniards and the Indiana were known tc mine the metal, while there is evidence tha prehistoric races knew how to utilize Copper and in their crude way mined and smelted it. To-day this territory is dotted here and there with working mines which produce millions upon millions of dollars worth of Copper, and in many places prospecting has revealed many more veins which are still undeveloped. At some points the ore crops out at the roots of the grass, widening out as it goes downward. The mountains and valleys of this district are underlaid with such wealth of copper ore as exists nowhere else in the world. OUK 111(1 ADVANTAGES OVER OTHKR GKKAT COIM'KIt MINKS All the large Copper mines that we have quoted had to expend from one to four million dollars in smelting plants. There are THREE large independent smelters within hauling distance of our property, obviating all necessity on our part of this tremendous outlay of money. Therefore, all we need to do' is to concentrate our ore, an inexpensive process, haul the con centrates to the smelter, and there re ceive our money. This puts us practically in the same position that these other large Copper mines attained only after the ex penditure of millions. Remember this company owns all of its property, free and clear; it docs not owe a cent. The stock is non-assessable and full paid. There is no preferred stock or bonds. All stock shares alike. No salaried officers until dividends are paid. The Officers and Hoard of Directors of the Consolidated Copper Creek Mining Co. are ail thorough business men, which guarantees a square deal. Their rugged honesty stands as a sure protection to your interests. M II I A I WHY WE SELL STOCK Wc have a great property, but we need money to develop it If a farmer owned a quarter section of land and had only a spade to cultivate it with, it would take years of toil for him to get money enough to buy proper machinery to work it to advantage. So it is with a mine. If we went to a capiat!.-:t he would demand the lion's share; but we believe that the American people will be ghd to come in with us and help us to make this property the greatest Copper mine on the continent. So we goto YOU, relying on your judgment and sound common sense, and ask YOU to join with us, man toman, share and share alike, in this great enterprise. YVith YOUR aid, we should make a second United Verde of this property. With unity there is hardly any limit to what can be ac complished. The day will come when you will be proud to be a stockholder in the Con solidated Copper Creek Mining Company.